Olympic Swimming History 1912 - 2020¶

Introduction     Visualizations     Conclusion

Top 10 Teams with most Apperances in Rankings¶

USA    896
AUS    451
GBR    289
JPN    249
GER    227
CAN    199
HUN    173
GDR    144
SWE    143
FRA    139
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Canada has placed 6 for number of apperances which proves the nation can complete nicely at the world stage

How much Competition are They Facing¶

Number of participants have greatly increased over the years before stabilizing in 2000

Any Sudden Jumps in Data?¶

Year Relay? Rank
count 4359.000000 4359.000000 4359.000000
mean 1982.936453 0.169764 3.164946
std 26.928344 0.375468 1.189715
min 1912.000000 0.000000 0.000000
25% 1968.000000 0.000000 2.000000
50% 1988.000000 0.000000 4.000000
75% 2004.000000 0.000000 4.000000
max 2020.000000 1.000000 5.000000

Comparing diversity in Canadian Swimmers to the General Competition¶

Canada is essentialy around the average of the breakdown, historically canadian woman have done better in summer sports then men so perhaps Canda should invest more in the womans department

Comparing Top Athlethes with Top Canadian Swimmers¶

The top 10 gold medalists are from 6 countries

With american swimmers being the sole exception is it clear that participating in more competions doesn't translate to more medals

Its clear that the US aside none of the other top medalist are from the countries with most participants, so quality beats quantity here

The top canadian gold medalist has 2 medals which would put him right outside the rankings

USA vs Canada Medals Breakdown¶

While the US have more bronze medals the Canadians are more balanced

Specialization is Important¶

Location Year Distance (in meters) Stroke Relay? Gender Team Athlete Results Rank
139 Tokyo 2020 100m Freestyle 0 Women CAN Penny Oleksiak 52.59 4
178 Tokyo 2020 200m Freestyle 0 Women CAN Penny Oleksiak 1:54.70 3
265 Rio 2016 100m Butterfly 0 Women CAN Penny Oleksiak 56.460 3
281 Rio 2016 100m Freestyle 0 Women CAN Penny Oleksiak 52.700 1

Oleksiak has won 3 medals in 4 events proving that.

Women and Men Comparisons in Individual Competitions¶

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Men's timeWomen's timeBackstroke 100mYearResults
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Men's timeWomen's timeBreaststroke 100mYearResults
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Men's timeWomen's timeButterfly 100mYearResults
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Men's timeWomen's timeFreestyle 100mYearResults
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Men's timeWomen's timeFreestyle 1500mYearResults
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Men's timeWomen's timeBackstroke 200mYearResults
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Men's timeWomen's timeBreaststroke 200mYearResults
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Men's timeWomen's timeButterfly 200mYearResults
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Men's timeWomen's timeFreestyle 200mYearResults
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Men's timeWomen's timeIndividual medley 200mYearResults
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Men's timeWomen's timeFreestyle 400mYearResults
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Men's timeWomen's timeIndividual medley 400mYearResults
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Men's timeWomen's timeFreestyle 50mYearResults
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Men's timeWomen's timeFreestyle 800mYearResults
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Men's timeWomen's timeFreestyle 4x100YearResults
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Men's timeWomen's timeMedley 4x100YearResults
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Men's timeWomen's timeFreestyle 4x200YearResults
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Both men and women follow similar trends in their timing behaviours